2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 089fd3713783..a440e03cd8c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ browse_hists:
                                 if (pos->node.prev == &evlist->entries)
                                         pos = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
                                 else
-                                        pos = list_entry(pos->node.prev, struct perf_evsel, node);
+                                        pos = perf_evsel__prev(pos);
                                 goto browse_hists;
                         case K_ESC:
                                 if (!ui_browser__dialog_yesno(&menu->b,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index f5029653dcd7..1ea7c92e6e33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ static inline struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__next(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
         return list_entry(evsel->node.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
 }
 
+static inline struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__prev(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+        return list_entry(evsel->node.prev, struct perf_evsel, node);
+}
+
 /**
  * perf_evsel__is_group_leader - Return whether given evsel is a leader event
  *